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At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day state visit to Morocco starting Oct 28, marking a new beginning on solid foundations for the forward-looking Moroccan-French relations. The visit is part of the momentum ushered by Paris support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, which was expressed in […]
Moroccan security services on Saturday seized 72.2 kg of cocaine in two separate operations at the Tanger-Med port in the north and at El Guergarat border post, south of Dakhla. The first operation at Guergarat border post uncovered 55.95 kg of cocaine in 197 loaves carefully concealed inside an international transportation truck from a sub-Saharan […]
Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
Special Representative of the US State Department for City and State Diplomacy, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, highlighted the importance of decentralized cooperation as a complement that strengthens the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, welcoming in this regard the contribution of the United States Conference of Mayors, whose President Andrew Ginther led a delegation […]
The Moroccan government reviewed the legal framework governing the allocation of land plots to green hydrogen projects, part of a “Morocco Offer” to investors. Morocco had identified 300,000 hectares in its southern provinces to be allocated to green hydrogen projects, as it seeks to tap into available sun and wind to develop a green hydrogen […]
Marrakesh will host for the second consecutive year the Awards ceremony of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Dec.16. These Awards recognize exceptional performances in both club and national competitions, culminating in the prestigious titles of CAF African Player of the Year in both men’s and women’s categories. Moroccan football stars Achraf Hakimi (Paris […]
Morocco became the second largest supplier of frozen fish to the Russian market with 2200 tons in the first ten months this year, Russian official data showed. Out of the 10,000 tons of fish imported by Russia, Vietnam came first with 2500 tons. Russia and Morocco also consider renewing a fisheries deal that […]
The gala dinner of the Fashion Trust Arabia was held Thursday evening in Marrakech under the chairmanship of Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa and Qatar’s Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani. The event, organized as part of the Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture, featured a photos exhibition by Tala Hadid, and the screening of a […]
The draft budget for 2025 provides for an array of measures to curb the impact of imported inflation on the citizens’ purchasing power, including wage hikes, cancelation of VAT and customs duties on some basic foodstuff, and subsidies. Under the new budget, monthly salaries lower than 6000 will be exempted from the income tax, while […]
Morocco has called for a full ceasefire in Lebanon and for the respect of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the dignity of its citizens. Lebanon “cannot and must not continue to bear the burden of conflicts that are playing out elsewhere, under the shadow of regional agendas, which have left it drained,” said Morocco’s […]